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GAO announces new MACPAC members, chair
The Government Accountability Office today named five new members to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.
Hospitals Against Violence webinar May 10 on behavioral health and safety teams
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence
Groups release tool to help diverse health care leaders navigate career
Six organizations, including the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, today released an online resource to help health care leaders from underrepresented groups navigate their career path
House passes FY 2017 omnibus appropriations bill
The House of Representatives today voted 309-118 to pass a fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill providing discreti
Study estimates potential cost of Zika in certain states, scenarios
A Zika outbreak that infected from 0.01% to 10% of the population in six U.S.
Burgess to address AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Rep.
AHA Twitter chat May 11 on hospital employees advancing health in America
Join AHA and its American Organization of Nurse Executives subsidiary for a
IFD matching health care organizations with summer interns
Hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations can sign up through May 12 to host an intern for this year’s Institute for Diversity in Health Management Summer Enrichment Progr
House bill would add 15,000 Medicare-funded residency positions
Reps.
House releases FY 2017 omnibus appropriations bill
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday released legislation that would provide di
CDC: Disparity between black and white death rates declining
The age-adjusted death rate declined 25% for black Americans and 14% for white Americans between 1999 and 2015, reducing the overall disparity between black and white death rates from 33% to 16%, a
Online tool now includes quality data for all VA medical centers
The Department of Veterans Affairs yesterday expanded its access and quality tool to include certain inpatient quality data for ev
QualityNet accepting QRDA files for electronic clinical quality measure reporting
The QualityNet portal is accepting Quality Reporting Document Architecture Category I files for electronic clinical
Stabenow to address AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Sen.
Study looks at hospital readmissions program trends
Average readmissions penalties in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program doubled in the first five years of the program, from 0.29% in 2013 to 0.6% in 2017, according to a
Poll: Lowering prescription drug costs a high priority for many Americans
Six in 10 Americans identify lowering the cost of prescription drugs as a “top priority” for President Trump and Congress when it comes to health care, according to a recent
CDC announces plan for addressing U.S. shortage of yellow fever vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday announced a plan for ensuring a continuous supply of yel
Federal appeals court affirms decision blocking Anthem acquisition of Cigna
As urged by the AHA, the U.S.
Legislation would extend add-on payments for ambulance providers
AHA-supported legislation introduced yesterday in the Senate would permanently extend add-on payments for ambulance services, which are set to expire Dec. 31.
Congress passes one-week stop-gap measure to fund the government
Congress today approved a continuing resolution funding the federal government through May